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Another one here! I always wanted to, but this year I expanded beyond one plum tree, a few tomato plants and wild raspberry to plant spaghetti squash, strawberr
by eitland 5y ago
Another one here! I always wanted to, but this year I expanded beyond one plum tree, a few tomato plants and wild raspberry to plant spaghetti squash, strawberries, lots of tomatoes from various breeds, two chili pepper plants an apple tree and a some boxwood plants (I bought the small ones where I get 4-6 for about $10 and have planted them in rows waiting for them to get larger :-)
I've also been busy propagating plants and have received one or two and shared good number.
- atulatul 5y agoHad planted some (~10) avocado seeds (India); Hass and other varieties. Around 4-5 years. Trees have grown large 7-8 feet. But haven't flowered yet. Any suggestions?
- eitland 5y agoJust like apples, growing a tree from the seed from a Haas avacado will not result in a tree with that variety. They are duplicated by cutting branches from existing Hass avocado trees and grafting them into a root stock from another variety. Also I guess all avacadoes take a few years to mature, but from what I read at around 5 years there should be possible to get fruit of some kind and that also means they should flower too?
- atulatul 5y agoThanks. I have read similar info elsewhere. For past 10 years or so I don't throw away seeds. (oranges, watermelon, etc. are exceptions.) I generally plant the seeds and afterwards when plants are of good height I plant those on the nearby hills. Don't bother much about them later (fertilizer, grafting, etc.) apart from watering them occasionally when I go to the hills. Somehow avocados remained on my farm and now I have become somewhat curious.